Alternative Dispute Resolution for Government Contracts

Alternative Dispute Resolution for Government Contracts

Author: Donald P. Arnavas

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0808009788

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Alternative Dispute Resolution for Government Contracts from CCH is the only resource that provides a comprehensive treatment of ADR in government contracts. It presents a complete discussion of the various ADR procedures together with their advantages and disadvantages, allowing readers to reach an informed decision as to which ADR mode is most suitable for resolution of a specific dispute. Along with covering the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996, Executive Orders and other applicable regulations are thoroughly discussed. Alternative Dispute Resolution for Government Contracts covers the "hot" areas of ADR, including confidentiality, conflicts of interest, finality of arbitration awards, enforcement of awards and settlement agreements together with all the relevant citations. It will also help you analyze which type of approach is most effective for each of the main ADR processes and the preparation necessary for all members of an ADR team..


Alternative Dispute Resolution in Tanzania

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Tanzania

Author: J. Mashamba

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 998775354X

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Today, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has gained international recognition and is widely used to complement the conventional methods of resolving disputes through courts of law. ADR simply entails all modes of dispute settlement/resolution other than the traditional approaches of dispute settlement through courts of law. Mainly, these modes are: negotiation, mediation, [re]conciliation, and arbitration. The modern ADR movement began in the United States as a result of two main concerns for reforming the American justice system: the need for better-quality processes and outcomes in the judicial system; and the need for efficiency of justice. ADR was transplanted into the African legal systems in the 1980s and 1990s as a result of the liberalization of the African economies, which was accompanied by such conditionalities as reform of the justice and legal sectors, under the Structural Adjustment Programmes. However, most of the methods of ADR that are promoted for inclusion in African justice systems are similar to pre-colonial African dispute settlement mechanisms that encouraged restoration of harmony and social bonds in the justice system. In Tanzania ADR was introduced in 1994 through Government Notice No. 422, which amended the First Schedule to the Civil Procedure Code Act (1966), and it is now an inherent component of the country's legal system. In recognition of its importance in civil litigation in Tanzania, ADR has been made a compulsory subject in higher learning/training institutions for lawyers. This handbook provides theories, principles, examples of practice, and materials relating to ADR in Tanzania and is therefore an essential resource for practicing lawyers as well as law students with an interest in Tanzania. It also contains additional information on evolving standards in international commercial arbitration, which are very useful to legal practitioners and law students.


International Dispute Resolution

International Dispute Resolution

Author: Vesna Lazić

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-26

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 946265252X

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The contributions in this book cover a wide range of topics within modern disputeresolution, which can be summarised as follows: harmonisation, enforcement andalternative dispute resolution. In particular, it looks into the impact of harmonisedEU law on national rules of civil procedure and addresses the lack of harmonisationin the US regarding the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Furthermore,the law on enforcement is examined, not only by focusing on US law, but also onhow to attach assets in order to enforce a judgment. Finally, it addresses certain typesof alternative dispute resolution. In addition, the book looks into the systems andcultures of dispute resolution in several regions of the world, such as the EU, the US andChina, that have a high impact on globalisation. Hence, the book is diverse in the senseof dealing with multiple issues in the field of modern dispute resolution./div The book offers explorations of the impact of international rules and EU law on domesticcivil procedure, through case studies from, among others, the US, China, Belgium andthe Netherlands. The relevance of EU law for the national debate and its impact on theregulation of civil procedure is also considered. Furthermore, several contributions discussthe necessity and possibility of harmonisation in the emergency arbitrator mechanisms inthe EU. The harmonisation of private international law rules within the EU, particularlythose of a procedural nature, is juxtaposed to the lack thereof in the US. Also, the bookoffers an overview of the current dispute settlement mechanisms in China. The publication is primarily meant for legal academics in private international law andcivil procedure. It will also prove useful to practitioners regularly engaged in cross-borderdispute resolution and will be of added value to advanced students, as well as to those withan interest in international litigation and more generally in the area of dispute resolution. Vesna Lazić is Senior Researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Institute, Associate Professor ofPrivate Law at Utrecht University and Professor of European Civil Procedure at theUniversity of Rijeka. Steven Stuij is an expert in Private International Law and a PhD Candidate/GuestResearcher at the Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam. Ton Jongbloed is Guest Editor on this volume./div


Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution

Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution

Author: Martin A. Frey

Publisher: West Legal Studies (Paperback)

Published: 2002-08-02

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13:

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This textbook describes different methods of dispute resolution and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each. Specific examples are used to illustrate key concepts, and role play exercises are included as a means of reinforcing the main ideas. Unilateral, bilateral, and third-party approaches are all considered, with discussion of inaction, acquiescence, self-help, negotiation, juries, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and private judging.


Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution

Author: Stephen B. Goldberg

Publisher: Aspen Publishers

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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This best-selling casebook has already helped thousands of students master the fundamentals of dispute resolution. With its broad, comprehensive coverage & direct, accessible approach, DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Negotiation, Mediation, & Other Processes, Third Edition, is ideally suited for use in the traditional ADR survey course. For each of the three main branches of alternative dispute resolution negotiation, mediation, & arbitration the authors: critically examine the branch & its "hybrid" offshoots present careful explanations giving students a solid foundation for future practice describe & analyze applications & their appropriate environments present hypothetical exercises that allow students to evaluate the technique Scrupulously updated for its Third Edition, DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Negotiation, Mediation, & Other Processes now offers: new social science findings on the effectiveness of mediation new coverage of mediation regulation a new section on mediation in the context of cultural differences more detailed treatment of ethics issue timely material on malpractice liability & non-union arbitration a new appendix providing a Research Guide to ADR new problems of the same high quality the book has always represented For the latest coverage of the most important issues in ADR, you can depend on Goldberg, Sander, & Rogers & their proven-effective casebook, which is accompanied by a solid Teacher's Manual.


United States Code

United States Code

Author: United States

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 1146

ISBN-13:

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"The United States Code is the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States of America. The Code was first published in 1926, and a new edition of the code has been published every six years since 1934. The 2012 edition of the Code incorporates laws enacted through the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, the last of which was signed by the President on January 15, 2013. It does not include laws of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, enacted between January 2, 2013, the date it convened, and January 15, 2013. By statutory authority this edition may be cited "U.S.C. 2012 ed." As adopted in 1926, the Code established prima facie the general and permanent laws of the United States. The underlying statutes reprinted in the Code remained in effect and controlled over the Code in case of any discrepancy. In 1947, Congress began enacting individual titles of the Code into positive law. When a title is enacted into positive law, the underlying statutes are repealed and the title then becomes legal evidence of the law. Currently, 26 of the 51 titles in the Code have been so enacted. These are identified in the table of titles near the beginning of each volume. The Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives continues to prepare legislation pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 285b to enact the remainder of the Code, on a title-by-title basis, into positive law. The 2012 edition of the Code was prepared and published under the supervision of Ralph V. Seep, Law Revision Counsel. Grateful acknowledgment is made of the contributions by all who helped in this work, particularly the staffs of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel and the Government Printing Office"--Preface.


A Guide to Federal Agency Rulemaking

A Guide to Federal Agency Rulemaking

Author: Jeffrey S. Lubbers

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13: 9781590317068

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A concise but thorough resource, the guide provides a time-saving reference for the latest case law, and the most recent legislation affecting rulemaking.